📍 401 F M 719, Kenedy, Karnes County, 78119
Kenedy H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kenedy, Karnes County. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shane Wagner. It is part of the Kenedy Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kenedy H S enrolls 220 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 193 | 88% |
| White | 19 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 220 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kenedy H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 17.
Kenedy H S is one of 4 schools in KENEDY ISD, based in KENEDY, Texas. The district serves 758 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 220 students, Kenedy H S is larger than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote